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Barnet's chances of English Football League survival were given a massive boost with a superb late goal from Alex Nicholls giving Martin Allen's side the win they needed to keep their hopes alive.

Substitute Nicholls produced a fine strike to volley past Barry Roche from the edge of the area to see off Morecambe.

The goal came after a sustained period of Barnet pressure and sealed a decisive win which leaves them just two points behind third-from-bottom Morecambe going into the final game.

The visitors controlled the second half and had it not been for Roche they could have won the game by a greater margin.

Roche produced a fine save from a Richard Brindley free-kick and went on to make another from Nicholls.

The first half was a scrappy affair with no clear-cut chances.

The best effort on goal came from Brindley when he flashed a shot just wide of the Morecambe goal from the right-hand side of the area.

Morecambe enjoyed the greater share of the possession but failed to test Craig Ross in the Barnet goal as their final ball let them down.

Match report supplied by the Press Association.